2012年1月11日星期三

This process encouraged the return of kangaroos

Warrnambool Trout Farm Further along Wollaston Rd is Warrnambool Trout Farm which suppliesall necessary equipment for fishing. Fish feeding, smoked trout,pate, yabby sales (seasonal), barbecue facilities and a functionroom are available. They are open weekends and public holidays andevery day during school holidays from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Groupbookings are available after hours by appointment, (019) 943396 or, after hours, (03) 5562 7772. Cheese world, Allans ford Head east along the highway for 12 km then turn right onto the Great Ocean Road and it is 2 km to Cheeseworld which features acheese and wine cellar and restaurant. There is also an his to ricaldisplay and souvenir sales. It is open weekdays from 8.30 a.m. to6.00 p.m., Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and Sunday from10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., (03) 5563 2127. Cheese world is located at Allansford, established as a privatetown by the Allan family who built a Presbyterian church and a piseschool house which is still in use. Dairying developed late in the19th century and the town's dairy coop was one of the state'sfirst. Cudgee Creek Wildlife Park16 km east of the Warrnambool CBD, via the Princes Highway, is asignposted turnoff on the left to Cudgee. If you take this turnoff,cross the railway line then take the first left (signposted) itleads to Cudgee Creek Wildlife Park, a sevenacre property which ishome to deer, wallabies, kangaroos, emus, monkeys, crocodiles and awalkthrough bird aviary. It is possible to feed the animals and there are free gas barbecues. Cudgee Creek is open daily from 10.00a.m. to 5.00 p.m. in December and January and from Tuesday to Sunday for the rest of the year, (03) 5567 6260. Tower Hill State Game Reserve Tower Hill State Game Reserve (614 ha) is situated in the crater ofan extinct volcano which formed thousands of years ago when aviolent eruption created the funnelshaped crater which was laterfilled by the lake with its various small islets. Aboriginal relicsfound in volcanic ash indicate Aboriginal occupation from the time when the volcano was still active. The first known Europeans tosight the hill were the party of Captain Baudin in 1802. By 1860 the original charm and integrity of the crater haddisappeared as European settlers cleared the Rosetta Stone American English land and started tograze cattle. However, five yearsearlier, the painter Eugene VonGuerard had painted Tower Hill without its desecration and thispainting was so accurate that in 1961 a regeneration program wasstarted using Von Guerard'spainting as a model. Today Von Guerard's painting is housed in the Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery. This process encouraged the return of kangaroos, many koalas, wombats,sugar gliders, possums, echidnae, numerous waterbirds (including Cape Barren geese, musk ducks, spoonbills and chestnut teals) andsome very bold emus which enjoy the picnic area (feeding isstrictly prohibited). It is located 15 km west of Warrnambool adjacent the Princes Highway. Access is via a sealed scenic oneway road which leads off the highway and past a lookout area before it proceeds over a landbridge to the main body of land which is virtually surrounded by Tower Hill Lake. It continues on past a picnic area with toiletsand barbecue facilities and the Natural History Centre whichoutlines the geology and history of Tower Hill. Rangers areoccasionally available to help with enquiries. Guided tours(nocturnal and diurnal) can be booked. The centre is open dailyfrom 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., (03) 5565 9202. The picnic area is the starting point for the Lava Tongue Boardwalk a 30minute wetland walk which leads to a bird hide anda second boardwalk. It also connects with the Whurrong Loop Track(one hour) which focuses on Aboriginal foods. The picnic area isalso the start of the Hat Island Habitat Loop Track (a revegetationwalk of 45 minutes), the Journey to the Last Volcano (a geologicalwalk of one hour) and the Peak Climb (for orientation andgeological purposes).

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